AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term used to describe the spread of cancer to other areas of the body is
A
leukemia
B
tumor
C
metastasis
D
carcinoma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cancer that spreads from where it started to a distant part of the body is called metastatic cancer. For many types of cancer, it is also called stage IV (4) cancer. The process by which cancer cells spread to other parts of the body is called metastasis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Metastasis. In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary cancer), travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors (metastatic tumors) in other parts of the body. The metastatic tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor.

Detailed explanation-3: -When this happens, doctors say the cancer has “metastasized.” The terms “metastatic cancer, ” “advanced cancer, ” and “stage 4 cancer” can also be used to describe metastasis, but these terms can have somewhat different meanings.

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